Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Aarrowcast Inc. , 2900 E. Richmond Street, SHAWANO, WISCONSIN 54166
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was picking up a piece of scrap iron to place it in the recycle hopper when he lost his balance and fell onto the hopper. When he landed, his finger was caught between the hopper and the scrap iron resulting in a partial amputation.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedStructures and surfaces, unspecified
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